Improved baby-jumper and swing



ATENT s. T. MCDOUGALL, or New' vonk, N. Y.

IMPROVED BABY-JUMPER AND SWING.

`Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,1120, dated July 5,1864.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, S. T. MCDOUGALL, of New York, in the county andState ot' New York, have invented a new and Improved Baby-Jumper andNursery-Swing; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing baby-jumpers andnursery-swings in the form of frames, the outside frame supporting theinside one, which forms the swing, the seat, and bed. Attached to theframes are the necessary spring, guides, and levers to4 give thedifferent motions, and also in the combination of the various partshercinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my baby-jumper and nurseryswing as shown at Figure l. A is aplatform with feet or casters under it, as shown. B B are two uprightsfastened into the platform A and connected at the top by the cross-piece(l. The uprights B B have slots D D near their tops. The upright B has alever or treadle, E, attached to and passing through it near theplatform. The said lever has a pin through it inside the upright, toprevent it getting out of place, and is jointed outside, so as to allowit to be folded up against the upright B when not in use. Thecross-piece G has guide-holes F F through it, and attached to the bottomof the crosspiece is a spring, G. Attached to each end of the spring arehooks, as shown. Directly under the spring G is a cross-piece, H. Said`crosspiece has journals turned on each end. Said journals pass throughthe slots D D in the uprights B B. On the end of one journal is a lever,I. `0n the'top of the crosspece H are two guide-pins, J J, and two eyes,K K. On the center is a turning lever, L, with cords M M attached ateach end, shown by dotted lines. Attached to the cross-piece H by meansof a screw and nut is a frame composed of a bottom or seat, N, and twouprights, 0 O, and across-piece, P. Attached to the front of this frameisa movable table, Q, fastened by means of pins or hooks. This tableattaches to the bottom or seat N by the same means as shown in dottedlines at R, and also shown at Q, Fig. 2. Attached to the bottom or seatN by means of hinges or pins is a back piece, S, Fig. 2. Said back pieceis raised and lowered by means of the slotted piece T, and is held inposition by thumbscrews. The dotted circle U can be attached to thecords M M when required, and forms a baby-walker. made of wood or metal,and opens in the oenter to allow a child to be placed into it, and isfastened together by hinges or pins and springs.

To use my invention as a baby-jumper, raise the cross-piece H with theframe and seat attached high enough to allow the hooks on the spring Gto catch in the eyes K K. Motion can then be given to it by the lever Epassing through the upright B and under the seat N, as shown in dottedlines.

When the child is old enough to use its feet,

it can make the necessary motion by allowing its feet to touch theplatform A. The movable table q, when used as represented in Fig. l, isfor the purpose of holding the childs playthings and to prevent itfalling off its seat.

When used as represented in Fig. 2, 1t forms a bed or cradle. 'Theguide-pins J J prevent any swinging motion when used as a baby-jumper.

When used as a swing, unhook the crosspiece H from the spring and allowit to rest on the journal. Swinging motion can then be given to the seatby means of the levenI or the cords M M. The ordinary rocking motion ofthe cradle can be given to the seat or bed by turning it partly around,as represented in Fig. 2. When used as a babywalker, the seat and framecan'be removed, if necessary, and the ring attached to the cords M M orto the spring Gr. The lever L can be used under the crosspiece H, aswell as on top ot' it, and can be turned out of the way when not in use,as shown.

Said ringV or circle is I do not confine myself to lghe precise form 2.The combination of the baby-jumper,the here shown, but shall make anyother subnursery-swing, the cradle or bed, and the stantially the same.baby-Walker, constructed and arranged sub- What I claim as my invention,and desire to stantially as described. Y

secure by Letters Patent, is- S. T. MCDOUGALL.

1. Constructing baby-jumpers and nursery- Witnesses:

Swings in the form and composed of the val H. D. BLAKE,

rous parts herein descrik e1. l S. S. CHEEVER.

